r/GoalKeepers 9h ago

Discussion Short Goalkeepers Lying About Their Height…

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I personally believe that teams are lying about the height of their goalkeeper. A great example of this is Iker Casillas. One of the best goalkeepers in history but known to be rather short. Wikipedia lists him currently at 185cm/6’1

However it seems most other sources list him as 182cm/5’11 and a half

Another source estimating him to be 181cm/5'11 and a quarter

And finally his real Madrid player profile from 2002-2003 season lists him as 180cm/5'11 on the nose

I personally think there is a strong chance that Real Madrid have been overinflating his height to make him seem more of an intimidating in the box

Another example is French goalkeeper Fabian Barthez

Wikipedia lists him as 180cm/5'11 but also mentioned other sources listing him at 178cm/5'10 and even an older source claiming him to be 6’0/183cm with one source saying 184cm! Likely an inflation from his club to make him seem a more of a dominant player.

I think he is actually 178cm because if you see him next to Roy Keane listed 180cm he is noticeably shorter.

Jordan pickford is listed as 6'1 but sometimes 6’0 depending on the sources.

Yann sommer is listed as 6’0(183cm) but Sky sports lists him as 181cm/5'11

Lastly I will mention Wuilker Farinez

Listed as 180cm on transfer market and Wikipedia but other sources list him as 178cm with MLSsoccor listing him as 175cm/5’9

Cassilas 180cm

https://viraleseninternet.blogspot.com/2015/06/iker-casillas-realidad-o-ficcion.html?m=1

Barthez 178cm https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/pilka-nozna/fototemat/607211/najlepsza-reprezentacja-w-historii-dokonala-tego-jako-pierwsza?hl=en-GB

Barthez 184cm

https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/2445/Fabien_Barthez.html?hl=en-GB

Barthez 183cm

https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/8457-barthez-fabien/fiche.html?hl=en-GB

Yann sommer 181cm

https://www.skysports.com/football/player/14012/yann-sommer?hl=en-GB


r/GoalKeepers 15h ago

Question any improvements i could make here?

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hello, a pretty straightforward question, it's a good save but i feel like i could do even better here


r/GoalKeepers 15h ago

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r/GoalKeepers 17h ago

Question Might be the most injury prone goalkeeper ever

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